In small groups divided by grade level, discuss the importance of digital literacy at your level. Who teaches it? Computer and Business Teachers teach specific skills per their curriculum and standards and classroom teachers teach computer literacy to their comfort level. Why? Because computer teachers have to teach to the standards and the classroom teacher needs to teach the technology needed to enhance the curriculum. What should students know? They should know how to communicate, research, collaborate through using digital media.
What are three ways that you can be responsible for digital literacy in your grade or content area?
1. Set personal goal to enhance technology in the classroom.
2. Create curriculum that requires the use of technology
3. Keeping up with new technology by taking workshops and other professional development courses.
What does your school do to foster digital literacy? Technology based development workshops, allow access to the web 2.0 tools and the equipment to run these programs. What should your school do? Continue to keep up with the current technology trends that are available.
- Read the article "Orchestrating the Media Collage" in Educational Leadership.
- In small groups divided by grade level, discuss the importance of digital literacy at your level. Who teaches it? Computer and Business Teachers teach specific skills per their curriculum and standards and classroom teachers teach computer literacy to their comfort level. Why? Because computer teachers have to teach to the standards and the classroom teacher needs to teach the technology needed to enhance the curriculum. What should students know? They should know how to communicate, research, collaborate through using digital media.
- What are three ways that you can be responsible for digital literacy in your grade or content area?
- 1. Set personal goal to enhance technology in the classroom.
- 2. Create curriculum that requires the use of technology
- 3. Keeping up with new technology by taking workshops and other professional development courses.
- What does your school do to foster digital literacy? Technology based development workshops, allow access to the web 2.0 tools and the equipment to run these programs. What should your school do? Continue to keep up with the current technology trends that are available.
- Record information on the class wiki.
Digital Literacy Group 5